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Meningitis

Meningitis is a potentially life-threatening condition, which results in the inflammation of the tissues surrounding the central nervous system. It is triggered mainly by either a bacterium or a virus.

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What causes brain damage from meningitis?

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Is meningitis communicable or noncommunicable?

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Chickenpox is communicable. Chickenpox is mostly acquired from airborne respiratory droplets of infected people. The droplet contains VZV(Varicella Zoster Virus), a virus in the herpes virus family, and it's highly contagious. It spreads from person to person by direct contact or through the air from an infected person's coughing or sneezing.

Can a person donate a kidney if they had spinal meningitis several years before?

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most likely...not because those spiral meningitis germs always have a chance of reappearing if they are attached to the kidney. but its a very kind thought :)

How does meningitis affect you mentally?

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There are different types of Spinal Meningitis, but typical symptoms are fever and chills, severe headache, nausea and vomiting, a stiff neck, sensitivity to light, and changes in one's mental status. Additionally, some people experience symptoms such as decreased consciousness, rapid breathing, and agitation. Complications can be hearing loss/deafness, brain damage, vision loss, and hydrocephalus. If you have these symptoms, seek help immediately!

How did meningitis get its name?

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It is an inflammation of the "meninges," or membranes covering the brain and spinal cords.

Is spinal meningitis considered dangerous?

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The prognosis of meningitis varies between the different causative agents. Meningitis is an inflammation of a certain area of the brain, and in some cases, such as meningococcal meningitis, they can kill within 6 hours of the original onset of symptoms.

Which bodily system is affected by meningitis?

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Not nessacarily organs but the spinal cord and your brain.

What meningeal layer forms the periosteum of the skull?

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its the dura mater, the layer is called the periosteal layer.

Can Viral meningitis be caused by the herpes virus?

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Can spinal meningitis make you sterile?

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Asked by Athame1983

Sterility (inability to produce functioning sperm or viable eggs) is not a recognised symptom of any form of meningitis or side-effect of any treatment for it.

If you have any concerns about your ability to conceive, it is worth speaking to your sexual health or family planning practitioner for confidential advice and medical testing - the testing of sperm counts and quality being easy an non-invasive.

What is the infection rate of meningitis?

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Im not really sure, but i had it as a kid and i managed to survive. only just though. if the ambulance still thought it was a rash, id be dead right now.

How can you prevent meningitis?

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  • Bacterial meningitis is a serious infection of the fluid in the spinal cord and the fluid that surrounds the brain.
  • Bacterial meningitis is most commonly caused by one of three types of bacteria: Haemophilus influenzae type b, Neisseria meningitidis, and Streptococcus pneumoniaebacteria.
  • The bacteria are spread by direct close contact with the discharges from the nose or throat of an infected person.
  • Bacterial meningitis can be treated with antibiotics.
  • Prevention depends on use of vaccines, rapid diagnosis, and prompt treatment of close personal contacts.

What is meningitis?

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Meningitis is an infection or inflammation of the meninges - the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord. It may be bacterial, viral, or fungal and is SERIOUS and life threatening. It can cause brain and spinal cord damage and death. Meningitis is characterized by fever, vomiting, intense headache, and stiff neck. The classic sign is stiff neck (nuchal rigidity). Patients will have their necks flexed backward (toward their backs) and when they are forced into a position where their necks are bent forward (toward their chests), they will have have a positive Brudzinski's sign. ER physicians will also perform a test for Kernig's sign.

It is an inflammation of the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord, called the meninges

A disease of the membrane surrounding the brain. (A+LS)

What matter is in the innermost layer of the meninges?

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The pia mater is the delicate innermost layer of the meninges-the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord. It is delicate and vascular, and follows every contour of the brain.

Is meningitis spread by vectors?

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